EP0506191B2 - Gelierbare, wässrige Zusammensetzung mit zeitverzögerter Gelierung - Google Patents

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EP0506191B2
EP0506191B2 EP92200820A EP92200820A EP0506191B2 EP 0506191 B2 EP0506191 B2 EP 0506191B2 EP 92200820 A EP92200820 A EP 92200820A EP 92200820 A EP92200820 A EP 92200820A EP 0506191 B2 EP0506191 B2 EP 0506191B2
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  • the present invention relates to an aqueous gellable composition having a delayed gelling time within wide time and temperature ranges, useful to modify the permeability of high-permeability regions in petroleum reservoirs, in particular high-temperature petroleum reservoirs.
  • the invention relates also to a process for reducing the permeability of a reservoir, which process uses said gellable composition.
  • a proposal of solution to overcome such a problem consists in modifying the permeability of the resevoir either completely or partially occluding the high-permeability regions, so that the flow of the fluid subsequently injected into the reservoir for the recovery of petroleum can be diverted towards the low-permeability regions.
  • compositions having delayed gelling time which compositions generally consist of a crosslinkable polymer, such as, e.g., a polyacrylamide, a multivalent metal ion, and a ligand or sequestering agent for said multivalent metal ion.
  • a crosslinkable polymer such as, e.g., a polyacrylamide
  • a multivalent metal ion such as, e.g., a polyacrylamide
  • a ligand or sequestering agent for said multivalent metal ion for example, in EP-A-0 390 279.
  • EP-A-0 390 282 the use is disclosed of compositions which can be gelled by means of trivalent chrome, which compositions contain, as the retardant agent, an organic ligand selected from the group consisting of the aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxy acids, or from the group consisting of the alpha-hydroxyacids or alpha-aminoacids.
  • a gellable composition having a delayed gelling time which contains a water-soluble polymer, a crosslinking agent constituted by a complex of trivalent chrome with a carboxylate ion, in particular acetate ion, and a retardant agent, generally constituted by acetic acid.
  • EP-A-0170893 discloses the combination of two different ligands, one being a biocidal carboxylate (for example propionate) and the other being a non-biocidal carboxylic acid, like acetic acid.
  • compositions known from the prior art allow delayed gelling times to be obtained, which are generally unsatisfactory for practical uses.
  • the compositions known from the prior art are, in general, unsatisfactory when they are used to occlude large regions of a reservoir and/or regions far away from the injection well, in particular when reservoirs are processed which display high temperatures of their own, which accelerate the gelling rate, with the risk of a premature gel formation, and consequent occlusion of undesired regions.
  • a purpose of the present invention is overcoming the drawbacks which affect the prior art, by means of an aqueous gellable composition, with delayed gelling time, which gelling time can be present within wide ranges of time and temperature, useful to modify the permeability of high-permeability regions in petroleum reservoirs, in particular high-temperature reservoirs.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is a process for reducing the permeability of a petroleum reservoir, which process uses said composition.
  • the present Applicant found, according to the present invention, that some systems, which comprise two carboxylate ligands different from each other, with the first ligand being complexed with trivalent chrome ion, and the second ligand being in free form, lead to unexpectedly good results when they are used as crosslinking/retardant systems in converting gellable organic polymers into gels.
  • these unexpectedly good results consist in that the delayed gelling time and temperature can be preset within wide ranges, as a function of the particular pair of selected ligands, and of their mutual ratio in the crosslinking/retardant system.
  • the present invention relates to an Aqueous gellable composition according to claim 1.
  • the water-soluble organic polymers which can be crosslinked with chrome ion, useful for the purposes of the present invention are generally selected from the group consisting of acrylamide polymers.
  • acrylamide polymers there can be used either acrylamide homopolymers, or acrylamide copolymers with one or more copolymerisable unsaturated monomer(s), such as, e.g., acrylic acid, methacrylamide, sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonate and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone.
  • the copolymers of acrylamide with sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propane-sulfonate, the copolymers of acrylamide with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and the terpolymers of acrylamide with sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonate and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone are preferably used.
  • Said acrylamide polymers and copolymers can be either substantially non-hydrolysed (less than 1% of amidic groups hydrolysed into free carboxy groups), or partially hydrolysed (more than 1% of amidic groups hydrolysed into free carboxy groups).
  • the molecular weight of these acrylamide(co)polymers may generally be comprised within the range of from 100,000 to 20,000,000, and, preferably, within the range of from 200,000 to 12,000,000.
  • the concentration of the acrylamide (co)polymer in the gellable composition according to the present invention can generally range from 1,000 to 80,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight), and preferably will be comprised within the range of from 3,000 to 50,000 ppm and, in the most preferred form of practical embodiment, will be comprised within the range of from 5,000 to 10,000 ppm when fresh water is used, and of from 10,000 to 30,000 when salt water is used (such as, e.g., sea water).
  • the ligand L of the crosslinking/retardant system according to the present invention can be selected from among:-
  • said ligand L is selected from among: acetate, propionate, butyrate, malonate, succinate, glutarate, adipate, glycolate, lactate, alpha-hydroxybutyrate, ascorbate, tartrate, alpha-aminoacetate (glycine) and alpha-amino-beta-hydroxypropionate (serine), alpha-aminobutyrate, phthalate and salicylate ion.
  • said ligands L is acetate ion or malonate ion or glycolate ion.
  • crosslinking/retardant systems are:
  • the crosslinking/retardant system according to the present invention can additionally contain one or more hydroxy ions and/or neutral molecules, such as, e.g., water or pyridine, and other monovalent and divalent inorganic ions, generally Na + and K + , suitable for balancing the charge of the same system.
  • one or more hydroxy ions and/or neutral molecules such as, e.g., water or pyridine, and other monovalent and divalent inorganic ions, generally Na + and K + , suitable for balancing the charge of the same system.
  • the molar ratio of the ligand L' to chrome is selected as a function of the particular pair of ligands selected and of the value of the gelling delay which one wishes to obtain, also on considering the temperature of the region of reservoir to be occluded. As indicated above, such a ratio can generally be comprised within the range of from 0.5 to 100, with preferred values ranging from 0.5 to 50.
  • the amount of crosslinking/retardant system contained in the gellable compositions according to the present invention will be that amount which makes it possible a concentration of chrome ion to be obtained in said composition, which is comprised within the range of from 10 to 5,000 ppm, and preferably within the range of from 25 to 800 ppm, with most preferred values being of from 100 to 600 ppm (parts per million parts by weight).
  • the gellable composition of the present invention can additionally contain one or more stabilizer agent(s) for the polymer, as customarily used, e.g., thiourea.
  • the gellable composition according to the present invention will have a pH value comprised within the range of gelation of the same composition, which can be comprised within the range of from about 2 to about 9, and preferably is of the order of from 4 to 7. Therefore, when either necessary or desired, the pH value of the composition will be adjusted by means of the addition of a mineral acid or base, as needed.
  • a mineral acid suitable far that purpose is, e.g., hydrochloric acid
  • a suitable base is, e.g., sodium hydroxide.
  • aqueous gellable composition according to the present invention can be prepared by simply blending its components, on considering that the sequence of addition is not critic.
  • an aqueous solution is prepared first, which contains the polymer and the optional stabilizer agent, then an aqueous solution of the ligand L' is added to the solution of the polymer, and then the solution of the complex of trivalent chrome with the ligand L is added.
  • This complex can be prepared by means of known techniques, such as described, e.g., in "Inorganic Syntheses”, Vol. 16, pages 80-81, and in “Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry”, Pergamon Press (Oxford), Vol. 3 (1973), pages 627-700.
  • Water used in the composition can be free from salts, or it can contain salts and, advantageously, the same water contained in the same reservoir can be used.
  • the present invention relates to a process for reducing the permeability in a petroleum reservoir, which process uses the gellable composition disclosed hereinabove.
  • said process comprises the following steps:
  • gellable composition makes it advantageously possible the permeability in high-permeability regions situated deeply in the reservoir, where the temperature is higher, or anyway far away from the injection well, to be reduced, without that an early gelling occurs.
  • the gelling time can be preset within a very wide range, by properly selecting the pair of ligands and their mutual ratio.
  • a further possibility of regulation of the gelling time is given by the ageing time of the complex formed by trivalent chrome ion and ligand L. More particularly, in case of acetate ion, it was found that to longer ageing times of the same complex, shorter gelling times correspond, with the other conditions being the same. In any case, it was found that the use of two different ligands in a same crosslinking/retardant system is essential in order to attain the benefits of the instant invention. These benefits cannot be obtained, e.g., by using the chrome acetate/acetic acid system according to the prior art.
  • compositions according to the present invention turn into a gel with useful delayed-gelatin times within a wide range of temperatures, such as from room temperature up to 120°C or more.
  • temperatures such as from room temperature up to 120°C or more.
  • the present Applicant found that delays of up to one month, or even more, can be accomplished, by operating at temperatures of the order of from 90 to 120°C.
  • the water-soluble, gellable organic polymer a commercial copolymer of acrylamide and sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane-sulfonate in a weight ratio of approximately 72:25, with about 4% of hydrolysed amidic groups to yield carboxy groups, is used.
  • An aqueous solution of the copolymer is prepared, and thiourea is added to it, to perform the function of stabilizer agent.
  • An aqueous solution is prepared of Cr(acetate) 3 .H 2 O complex is prepared, and the solution is allowed to age 2 days before use.
  • the aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared by mixing, in a test tube provided with screw-threaded cap, the solution of the copolymer and stabilizer agent, with the aged aqueous solution of Cr(acetate) 3 .H 2 O complex, and subsequently adding the ligand L' (optionally as its alkali-metal salt), dissolved in water.
  • the pH value of the resulting solution is adjusted at the value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, with aqueous sodium hydroxide, or aqueous hydrochloric acid, according to as needed.
  • the resulting composition contains 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of copolymer, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • water-soluble, gellable organic polymer a commercial copolymer of acrylamide and sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane-sulfonate in a weight ratio of approximately 57:43, with about 6% of amidic groups hydrolysed to yield carboxy groups, is used.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of copolymer, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • crosslinking/retardant system Cr(acetate) 3 .
  • n malonic acid with n comprised within the range of from 2 to 7.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • the aqueous solution of Cr(acetate) 3 .H 2 O complex is aged for 2 days.
  • the concentration of the ligand L' (malonic acid) in the composition is varied within the range of from 0.024 to 0.080 M, so as to have molar ratios of malonic acid/chrome comprised within the range of from 2:1 to 7:1.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • the concentration of the ligand L' (salicylic acid) in the composition is varied within the range of from 0.024 to 0.080 M, so as to have molar ratios of salicylic acid/chrome comprised within the range of from 2:1 to 7:1.
  • crosslinking/retardant system Cr(acetate) 3 .
  • n ascorbic acid with n comprised within the range of from 0.7 to 7.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • the aqueous solution of Cr(acetate) 3 .H 2 O complex is used 1 day after its preparation.
  • the concentration of the ligand L' (ascorbic acid) in the composition is varied within the range of from 0.008 to 0.080 M, so as to have molar ratios of ascorbic acid/chrome comprised within the range of from 0.7:1 to 7:1.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 200 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • the Cr(malonate) 3 complex is prepared as described in Inorganic Syntheses, "Malonate Complexes of Chromium-(III)".
  • the concentration of the ligand L' (salicylic acid) in the composition is varied within the range of from 0.008 to 0.024 M, so as to have molar ratios of salicylic acid/chrome comprised within the range of from 2:1 to 6:1. For comparison purposes, a test without the ligand L' is carried out.
  • crosslinking/retardant system Cr(glycolate) 3 .
  • n malonic acid with n comprised within the range of from 2 to 10.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 200 ppm of trivalent chrome.
  • the Cr(glycolate) 3 complex is prepared by using the procedure as described in Inorganic Syntheses, Volume 16, pages 80-81, for the preparation of complexes of Cr-(III) with malonate.
  • the concentration of the ligand L' (malonic acid) in the composition is varied within the range of from 0.008 to 0.04 M, so as to have molar ratios of malonic acid/chrome comprised within the range of from 2:1 to 10:1.
  • the gelation time of this composition is of 23 ⁇ 1 hours.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1 are prepared, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea, 400 ppm of trivalent chrome [supplied as aqueous, about-one-month-aged Cr(acetate) 3 ], and variable amounts of malonic acid.
  • compositions are submitted to gelling at 120°C and in the chart of Figure 1 ( ⁇ line) the gelling time is reported as days (on the ordinate), as a function of the molar concentration of malonic acid (on the abscissa).
  • compositions are prepared, which are very similar to the preceding compositions, with the difference that the crosslinking/retardant system is constituted by Cr(acetate) 3 and acetic acid, with variable amounts of the latter.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome, supplied as aqueous Cr(acetate) 3 aged for variable times, and salicylic acid in variable amounts.
  • compositions are gelled at 120°C, and the results of this test are summarized in following Table X.
  • Molar concentration of salicylic acid Ageing time of the solution of Cr(acetate) 3 Gelling time 0 15 minutes ⁇ 15 minutes 0.08 M 15 minutes ⁇ 15 minutes 0.024 M 4 hours 2 hours 0.040 M 30 hours 4 hours 0.056 M 132 hours 22 hours 0.080 M 200 hours 62 hours 0.160 M -- 118 hours
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 600 ppm of trivalent chrome, supplied as aqueous, fresh or 24-days-aged Cr(acetate) 3 , and salicylic acid in variable amounts.
  • compositions are gelled at 120°C, and the results are reported in the chart in Figure 2.
  • the values of molar concentration of salicylic acid in the gellable composition are reported on the abscissa, and on the ordinate the gelation time is reported as hours.
  • the " ⁇ " line relates to the compositions which use freshly-prepared chrome acetate and the "-----" line relates to the compositions which use 24-hours-aged chrome acetate.
  • aqueous, gellable compositions are prepared with a pH value of 5 ⁇ 0.1, which contain 5,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of the copolymer of Example 1, 5,000 ppm of thiourea and 200 ppm of trivalent chrome, supplied as aqueous Cr(malonate) 3 , and glycolic acid in variable amounts.
  • compositions are gelled at 90°C and 120°C, and the results are summarized in following Table XI.
  • Example 13 The process is carried out as in Example 13, using 20,000 ppm (parts per million parts by weight) of copolymer of Example 1, and replacing water with synthetic sea water.

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  1. Gelierbare wäßrige Zusammensetzung mit verzögerter Gelierung, die so voreinstellbar ist, daß sie innerhalb weiter Zeit- und Temperturbereiche stattfindet, die ein in Wasser lösliches organisches, mit Chrom-Ionen vernetzbares Polymer und ein durch die Formel Cr(L)m - nL' definierbares Vernetzungs-/Verzögerungssystem enthält, und
    L' in einer nicht mit einem Chrom-Ion komplexierten Form vorliegt; worin:
    Cr ein dreiwertiges Chrom-Ion ist;
    L ein organischer Ligand in einer mit einem Chrom-lon komplexierten Form ist, der aus einem Monocarboxylat- oder Dicarboxylat-Ion besteht, das gegebenenfalls eine oder mehrere funktionelle Amino- oder Hydroxy-Gruppe(n) aufweist,
    L' ein organischer Ligand ist, der aus Malon- und Ascorbinsäuren ausgewählt wird; oder, wenn L' Salicylsäure ist, L ausgewählt wird aus: Acetat, Propionat, Butyrat, Malonat, Succinat, Glutarat, Adipat, Glycolat, Lactat, α-Hydroxybutyrat, Ascorbat, Tartrat, α-Aminoacetat (Glycin) und α-Amino-β-hydroxypropionat (Serin), α-Aminobutyrat, Phthalat und in einer mit einem Chrom-Ion komplexierten Form vorliegt;
    m in Abhängigkeit von der Art des Liganden L einen Wert innerhalb des Bereiches von 1 bis 3 aufweist;
    n einen Wert innerhalb des Bereiches von 0,5 bis 100 aufweist;
    mit der Maßgabe, daß der Ligand L in dem Vernetzungs-/Verzögerungssystem von dem Liganden L' verschieden ist.
  2. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das molare Verhältnis des Liganden L' zu Chrom in dem Vernetzungs-/Verzögerungssystem innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5:1 bis 50:1 liegt.
  3. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Konzentration der Chrom-Ionen in der Zusammensetzung innerhalb des Bereichs von 10 bis 5 000 ppm und vorzugsweise von 25 bis 800 ppm liegt, wobei die am stärksten bevorzugten Werte die Grösenordnung von 100 bis 600 ppm aufweisen.
  4. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Konzentration des in Wasser löslichen organischen Polymers im Bereich von 1 000 bis 80 000 ppm, vorzugsweise von 3 000 bis 50 000 ppm liegt und vorzugsweise innerhalb des Bereichs von 5 000 bis 10 000 ppm liegt, wenn frisches Wasser verwendet wird, und von 10 000 bis 30 000 ppm liegt, wenn Salzwasser verwendet wird.
  5. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ligand L ausgewählt wird aus:
    einem aliphatischen Monocarboxylat-Ion R-COO-,
    einem aliphatischen Dicarboxylat-Ion
    -OOC-(CH2)a-COO- und relevanten Monoestern und Monoamiden,
    einem aliphatischen α-Hydroxycarboxylat-Ion
    R'-CH(OH)-COO- und dessen Lactonen,
    einem aliphatischen α-Aminocarboxylat-Ion
    R"-CH(NH2)-COO-,
    einem aromatischen α-Dicarboxylat-lon und einem aromatischen α-Hydroxycarboxylat-Ion,
    in einer mit einem Chrom-Ion komplexierten Form, worin:
    R ein C1-C6-Alkyl-Rest ist;
    a einen Wert im Bereich von 0 bis 4 aufweist,
    R' ein Wasserstoffatom oder ein Alkyl- oder Hydroxyalkyl-Rest ist, der 1 bis 6 Kohlenstoffatome in seinem Alkyl- oder Hydroxyalkyl-Anteil aufweist;
    R" ein Wasserstoffatom oder ein Alkyl- oder Hydroxyalkyl-Rest ist, der in seinem Alkyl- oder Hydroxyalkyl-Anteil 1 bis 6 Kohlenstoffatome aufweist;
    wenn der Ligand L' aus Malon- und Ascorbinsäuren ausgewählt wird.
  6. Zusammmensetzung nach Anspruch 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, das der Ligand L ausgewählt wird aus: Acetat, Propionat, Butyrat, Malonat, Succinat, Glutarat, Adipat, Glycolat, Lactat, α-Hydroxybutyrat, Ascorbat, Tartrat, α-Aminoacetat (Glycin) und α-Amino-β-hydroxypropionat (Serin), α-Aminobutyrat, Phthalat- und Salicylat-Ion.
  7. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ligand L ein Acetat- oder Malonat- oder Glycolat-lon ist.
  8. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Vernetzungs-/Verzögerungssystem ausgewählt wird aus:
    Cr(acetat)3 · n-Malonsäure,
    worin n innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5 bis 100 liegt;
    Cr(acetat)3 · n-Salycilsäure,
    worin n innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5 bis 50 liegt;
    Cr(acetat)3 · n-Ascorbinsäure,
    worin n innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5 bis 100 liegt;
    Cr(malonat)3 · n-Salycilsäure,
    worin n innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5 bis 50 liegt; und
    Cr(glycolat)3 · n-Malonsäure,
    worin n innerhalb des Bereichs von 0,5 bis 100 liegt.
  9. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Vernetzungs-/Verzögerungssystem zusätzlich ein oder mehrere Hydroxy-Ionen und/oder neutrale Moleküle und vorzugsweise Wasser oder Pyridin und andere monovalente und divalente anorganische Ionen und vorzugsweise Na+ und K+ enthält, die zum Ausgleich der Ladung des Systems geeignet sind.
  10. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das organische Polymer ausgewählt wird aus der Gruppe, die aus Acrylamid-Homopolymeren und Acrylamid-Copolymeren mit einem oder mehreren copolymerisierbaren ungesättigten Monomer(en) besteht, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, die aus Acrylsäure, Methacrylamid, Natrium-2-acrylamido-2-methylpropansulfonat und N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidon besteht, wobei die Acrylamid-Homopolymere oder Copolymere ein Molekulargewicht aufweisen, das innerhalb des Bereichs von 100 000 bis 20 000 000 und vorzugsweise von 200 000 bis 12 000 000 liegt, wobei die Acrylamid-Homopolymere und Copolymere im wesentlichen nicht hydrolysiert sind (weniger als 1 % der Amid-Gruppen sind zu freien Carboxygruppen hydrolysiert) oder teilweise hydrolysiert sind (mehr als 1 % der Amid-Gruppen sind zu freien Carboxygruppen hydrolysiert).
  11. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Copolymere von Acrylamid mit Natrium-2-acrylamido-2-methylpropansulfonat, die Copolymere von Acrylamid mit N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidon und die Terpolymere von Acrylamid mit Natrium-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propansulfonat und N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidon verwendet werden.
  12. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie außerdem einen oder mehrere Stabilisator(en) für das Polymer und vorzugsweise Thioharnstoff enthält.
  13. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie einen pH-Wert innerhalb des Bereichs von etwa 2 bis etwa 9 und vorzugsweise von der Größenordnung von 4 bis 7 aufweist.
  14. Verfahren zur Verringerung der Permeabilität in einem Petroleum-Reservoir, welches Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfaßt:
    (a) Herstellung einer gelierbaren wäßrigen Zusammensetzung;
    (b) Einspritzen der gelierbaren Zusammensetzung durch mindestens ein Bohrloch in das Petroleum-Reservoir;
    (c) Durchfließenlassen der Zusammensetzung durch das Reservoir bis es den zu behandelnden Bereich hoher Permeabilität erreicht und im wesentlichen anfüllt; und
    (d) Einleiten der Gelierung der Zusammensetzung, wobei die Permeabilität des vorstehend genannten Bereichs in der Folge verringert wird;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine gelierbare Zusammensetzung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13 verwendet wird.
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